Dipetalonema (redirected from Dipetalonema loxodontis)

Dipetalonema /Di·pet·a·lo·ne·ma/ (-pet?ah-lo-ne´mah) a genus of nematode parasites (superfamily Filarioidea), including D. per´stans and D. streptocer´ca, species primarily parasitic in humans, other primates serving as reservoir hosts.

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Di·pet·a·lo·ne·ma (d-ptl--nm)

n.

A large genus of filarial worms that are transmitted by a species of gnats to humans and other vertebrates, producing microfilariae in the blood or tissue fluids, and live as adults in deep connective tissue, membranes, or visceral surfaces.

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Dipetalonema

a genus of nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea (filarioids).

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Dipetalonema dracunculoides

found in peritoneal membranes of dogs and humans.

Dipetalonema evansi

found in spermatic and pulmonary artery of camels.

Dipetalonema gracile, Dipetalonema marmosetae, Dipetalonema obtusa, Dipetalonema tamarinae

found in the peritoneal cavity of primates.

Dipetalonema grassii

occurs in the subcutaneous tissue of dogs.

Dipetalonema loxodontis

found in the African elephant. Called also Loxodontofilaria loxodontis.

Dipetalonema odendhali

found in the subcutaneous and intermuscular tissues of California sealion.

Dipetalonema perstans, Dipetalonema streptocerca

these species are primarily parasitic in humans, other primates serving as reservoir hosts.

Dipetalonema reconditum

found in body cavities and connective tissue of dogs.

Dipetalonema spirocauda

found in the right heart and pulmonary artery of seals.